Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow up to Ian Fleming's only children's story. When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car . . . and it wants its bodywork back! But as the Tootings hurtle across the world rebuilding the original Chitty, a sinister baddie is on their trail - one who will stop at nothing to get the magnificent car for himself. Fueled by wry humor , this much-anticipated sequel to the children's classic by Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond - featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own - is driven by best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger's black-and-white illustrations.

Polite, pensive, mature, reserved...Charlie Brooker is none of these things. Picking up where his hilarious Screen Burn left off, Dawn of the Dumb collects the best of Charlie Brooker's recent TV writing, together with uproarious spleen-venting diatribes on a range of non-televisual subjects--tackling everything from David Cameron to human hair.

The story of Colton Burpo has touched the hearts and minds of countless people the world over. Now, the story of his heavenly encounters through an incredible out-of-body experience during a surgery are yours in the NOOK Daily Find. Take this story to heart -- or share it with someone who needs a spiritual uplift.

A clear-eyed look at Mitt the man, Ronald B. Scott's biography of the former Massachusetts Governor examines his triumphs and travails over the course of a storied political career, as well as the role Romney's Mormon faith plays in his candidacy.

Mariana by Susanna Kearsley from Sourcebooks Landmark ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (October 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This mesmerizing, suspenseful, and richly atmospheric tale of time travel follows the dual life of Julia Beckett. After she purchases Greywethers--a centuries-old Wilshire farmhouse she's admired since childhood--Julia is transported back in time to 17th-century England as Mariana, a young woman whose existence threatens to eclipse her present-day life.

When four-year-old Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. In the months that followed, Colton began telling a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary: his disarmingly innocent, plainspoken, and detailed account of his out-of-body journey to heaven and back.

The creators of the best-selling "Fancy Nancy" picture book series present their beloved character, Nancy Clancy, in her first chapter book. Nancy and her best friend, Bree, have everything they need to solve a mystery, but when crime strikes in their classroom, will they be able to crack the case?

Alexander Zorbach, a washed-up cop turned journalist has reported on all three of the Eye Collector's murders. But this time it's different. His wallet has been found next to the latest corpse and now he's a suspect. The Eye Collector wants Zorbach to play, and Zorbach has exactly 45 hours, seven minutes to save a little boy's life. The countdown has started...

John Irving is a national treasure, one of America's gifts to the world of letters. His heart-wrenching story of orphan Homer Wells and his guardian Dr. Wilbur Larch has captured the imagination of readers for more than twenty years and is a story you'll cherish forever.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman and his wife, Rose Friedman, laud economic libertarianism in this critique of big government. Warning that personal choice has been eroded by rampant regulation, the Friedmans argue for the supremacy of the free market over all.

No one exemplified paranoia and secrecy at the heart of American power better than J. Edgar Hoover, the original director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Renowned investigative journalist Anthony Summers's consummate biography of Hoover reveals a flawed individual who should never have held such power, and for so long.

Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach from Sourcebooks Fire ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (October 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Soon after Felton Reinstein's voice finally cracked and dropped, he became fast, stupid fast. That changed everything, and the guy everyone used to call Squirrel Nut is now a hot prospect for his school's football team. But will his athleticism help him with his family troubles and his girl issues?

To the uninitiated, tango is just a dance, albeit a dance with an exotic and sensuous allure. To the true tanguero, it is something akin to a religion. Here Kapka Kassabova takes us inside the esoteric night-time world of tango, to tell the story of the dance from its afro roots to its sequined apotheosis in 'show tango'.

Why does the flu change every year? What makes glue sticky? Why can't you keep your eyes open when you sneeze? Admit it--you've asked yourself these questions -- and dozens more like them -- every day. Now at last the answers are yours in this entertaining field guide to amazing inventions and medical mysteries.

Political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson look back at three decades of political change and point to one constant: the rise of the power of money in Washington. They argue that the "winner-take-all" economy - with ever-deeper divides between haves and have-nots - has resulted in a political landscape that's equally, and dangerously, divided.

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Hell on Wheels: Black Knights Inc. by Julie Ann Walker from Sourcebooks Casablanca ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (October 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Working behind the scenes of a motorcycle shop is an elite special ops team: Black Knights Inc. Ex–Marine sniper Nate "Ghost" Weller rides among their ranks, and when a international organization targets his friend's sister, Ali, Nate struggles to protect her while keeping his feelings for her in check.

Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins from Candlewick ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (October 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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From Lucy Cousins, creator of Maisy, comes a picture book following Little Fish on a mesmerizing underwater tour. The fun rhymes and eye-popping illustrations are sure to have little ones joining the chorus: "Hooray for fish!" (Available on Kindle Fire, Kindle Cloud Reader, Kindle for iPad, and Kindle for Android).

A novel of extraordinary scope that will stand as a defining work on the Chinese immigrant experience, The Spy Lover is a paean to the transcendence of love and the resilience of the human spirit. Thrust into the savagery of the Civil War, a Chinese immigrant serving in the Union Army, a nurse doubling as a spy for the North and a one-armed Confederate cavalryman find their lives inextricably entwined.

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Home by Novogratz by Cortney Novogratz, Robert Novogratz, Elizabeth Novogratz from Workman Publishing Company ($4.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (October 12)

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Read today and design your dream home tomorrow! HGTV's Robert and Cortney Novogratz show you how to achieve their signature "vintage modern" style in your own home -- no matter what the obstacles: seven children, small spaces, or a tiny budget. Presented in for your NOOK Color or NOOK Tablet in PagePerfect format to showcase gorgeous full-color imagery throughout.

In one of the most dire turns of the economic crisis, American automakers such as GM and Chrysler looked to be headed for the scrap heap. Former New York Times financial reporter Steven Rattner was on the scene as the federal government scrambled to rescue thousands of jobs: Overhaul is his insider account of how an industry was pulled back from the brink.

The Spy Lover by Kiana Davenport from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (October 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Thrust into the savagery of the Civil War, a Chinese immigrant serving in the Union Army, a nurse doubling as a spy for the North, and a one-armed Confederate cavalryman find their lives inextricably entwined. It's a novel of extraordinary scope and a defining work on the Chinese immigrant experience.

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Young Adult Daily Deal (October 12) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he rarely misses the jungle. Mostly Ivan thinks about his art, and, especially, the new baby elephant, Ruby. Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan’s unforgettable story of friendship and hope.

Three Seconds by Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström from Quercus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (October 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Piet Hoffmann is the best undercover operative in the Swedish police force, but only one other man is even aware of his existence. After a drug deal he is involved in goes badly wrong, he must face the hardest mission of his life--infiltrating Sweden's most infamous maximum-security prison.

How did this tiny -- and historically conservative -- Nordic nation become the epicenter of a global financial crisis that burst the speculative bubble of a young century? Roger Boyes places the blame on the nation's elite as they turned from fishery to commodity speculation, riding the worldwide boom before crashing hard. A story of all-too-human mistakes with lessons for us all.

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Dawn (Xenogenesis Trilogy) by Octavia E. Butler from Open Road ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (October 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The first book in Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed Xenogenesis Trilogy finds Lilith Iyapo waking up hundreds of years after atomic fire consumed the earth. In a massive alien spacecraft piloted by the Oankali, Lilith confronts humanity's new reality in a world reborn from war but changed by its alien saviors.

Sean Griswold's Head by Lindsey Leavitt from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($1.99) is the Kindle Young Adult Daily Deal (October 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Payton’s counselor wants her to concentrate on something to help her deal with her dad’s multiple scleorsis. Instead of an inanimate object, she focuses her emotions on the back of Sean Griswold’s head during class. It's a mental exercise that unexpectedly strikes her heart strings, causing Payton's guard to slip.

With Karou, Laini Taylor has created one of modern fiction's most fascinating characters. An art student in Europe, Karou often slips away from her studies to a fantasy world to run errands for the demon-like creature, Brimstone. But an encounter with an angel, Akiva, begins to unravel mystery of Karou's origin and Brimstone's magic. Fantasy, romance, and mystery -- this book has it all!

When Jane Yeadon decided that she wanted to become a nurse, the Swinging Sixties had arrived in style. It Won't Hurt a Bit is an affectionate memoire chronicling Jane's journey from the farm she loved and the schoolwork she hated through to her nurse training and the many adventures along the way.

Poor-little-rich-girl Babe Walker is a Twitter phenomenon. Now she hits rock bottom -- or, at least, a rehab stint -- in this bestselling faux memoir. A pop-culture satire and a send-up of modern material girls, White Girl Problems will have you laughing form beginning to end.

America is confronting a moral crisis, argues David Callahan, but it has nothing to do with abortion or gay marriage. Rather, a culture of self-interest threatens our values. The author offers a blueprint for building consensus among progressives and moderates in the hopes of restoring a sense of shared responsibility.

Since its publication in 2004 Leadership and Self-Deception has become an international best-seller. The book’s central insight--that the key to leadership lays not in what we do, but in who we are--has proved to resonate powerfully. This revised edition features help for readers to apply the book's lessons.

Chicken Big by Keith Graves from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal Deal of the Day (October 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a giant egg. What's born is a big, wacky twist on the Chicken Little story that's filled with fun illustrations and characters. (Available on Kindle Fire, Kindle Cloud Reader, Kindle for iPad, and Kindle for Android).

The 80/20 rule has been validated by economists, mathematicians and business analysts, yet it remains strangely unnoticed. It cuts across and confounds conventional wisdom and is pregnant with paradox. Properly understood and used, it helps people control their world better, and provides the secret of success.

Bestselling author Timothy Keller draws from a clear-eyed understanding of faith to discuss the purpose and secrets of a strong marriage. Including insights from his wife Kathy, Keller reveals the glorious, misunderstood relationship that is at the heart of matrimony and how you can love more deeply in life.

Over the last thirty years, the petroleum industry has been a source of both profit and peril. Eschewing alarmism, Tom Bower dispels commonly held beliefs about the commodity and explores the effects of rising demand for reserves which are plentiful but often difficult to access and controlled by volatile governments.

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Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (October 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This ingeniously plotted suspense is utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession as it follows Catherine Bailey entering into a new and exciting relationship. Gorgeous, charismatic, and spontaneous, Lee seems perfect, but when his behavior becomes erratic, controlling, and frightening, Catherine realizes the relationship was too good to be true.

Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Young Adult Deal of the Day (October 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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For more than 50 years after the war, Syvia Perlmutter, like many Holocaust survivors, did not talk about her experiences in the Lodz ghetto in Poland. When she finally decided it was time to share, Syvia told her story to her niece, who has powerfully re-told her aunt's heartbreaking account.

A ward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction. The stories in this anthology are a relentless tour de force of fear, which will haunt you, terrify you, and keep the adrenaline rushing all through the night.

Fallen from grace and sheltered in a convent, Lady Edlyn is a skilled herbalist forced to secretly tend the wounds of Hugh de Florisoun. A knight renowned for his prowess on the battlefield and in the bedchamber, Hugh is a man who is no stranger to Edlyn's heart.

Using the healing magic of herbs and the power of remembered love, Edlyn saves the warrior life. Now Hugh claims this brazen beauty for his own. But Edlyn, cynical in the ways of men, denies him—even as her flesh burns with unaccustomed fire. Passion becomes their battleground with no mercy given...in a bold age when danger and desire go hand in hand.

Add the professional narration of Serena (P.S.) for a reduced price of $4.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains—but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel as the story moves toward its shocking reckoning.

Rash's masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a riveting novel that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.

For more than three decades Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culture—from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to a classic novel, to a television event that entranced millions around the world. The first of six novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live.

The Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village, has been making exquisite wedding shoes since 1903 but now teeters on the brink of financial collapse. To save their business from ruin, thirty-three-year-old Valentine Roncalli—apprentice to and granddaughter of master artisan Teodora Angelini—must bring the family's old-world craftsmanship into the twenty-first century. Juggling her budding romance with dashing chef Roman Falconi, her duty to her family, and a design challenge presented by a prestigious department store, Valentine returns to Italy with her grandmother in a quest to build a pair of glorious shoes to beat their rivals. And in the course of discovering her true artistic voice and so much more in la bella Italia, Valentine will be turning her life and the business upside down in ways she never expected.

The Real Romney by Michael Kranish and Scott Helman from HarperCollins is $2.99 (US Kindle)

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Mitt Romney has masterfully positioned himself as the front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Even though he’s become a household name, the former Massachusetts governor remains an enigma to many in America, his character and core convictions elusive, his record little known. Who is the man behind that sweep of dark hair, distinguished white sideburns, and high-wattage smile? He often seems to be two people at once: a savvy politician, and someone who will simply say anything to win. A business visionary, and a calculating dealmaker. A man comfortable in his faith and with family, and one who can have trouble connecting with average voters.

In this definitive, unflinching biography by Boston Globe investigative reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman, readers will finally discover the real Romney. The book explores Romney’s personal life, his bond with his wife and how they handled her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, and his difficult years as a Mormon missionary in France, where a fatal car crash had a profound effect on his path. It also illuminates Romney’s privileged upbringing in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; his rejection of the 1960s protest culture; and his close but complicated relationship with his father.

Based on more than five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, The Real Romney includes a probing analysis of Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, where staggering profits were won through leveraged buyouts that helped create jobs but also destroyed them. This penetrating portrait offers important new details, too, on Romney’s failed Senate race against Ted Kennedy, his role leading the troubled 2002 Winter Olympics, and his championing of universal health care in Massachusetts. Drawing on previously undisclosed campaign memos, e-mails, and interviews with key players, Kranish and Helman reveal the infighting and disagreement that sunk Romney’s 2008 White House bid—and his conscious decision to switch tactics for his 2012 run.

In The Real Romney, Kranish and Helman delve searchingly into the psyche of a complex man now at his most critical juncture—the private Romney whom few people see. They show the remarkable lengths to which Romney has gone in order to succeed in politics and business, shrewdly shifting identities as needed, bringing tough-minded strategy to every decision, and always carefully safeguarding his public image. For the first time, readers will gain a full understanding of the kind of man Romney is—the kind of man who may be running their country.

The visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning Pan's Labyrinth and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying battle between man and vampire that threatens all humanity. It is the first installment in a thrilling trilogy and an extraordinary international publishing event.

The Strain

They have always been here. Vampires. In secret and in darkness. Waiting. Now their time has come.

In one week, Manhattan will be gone. In one month, the country.

In two months—the world.

A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold.

In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing . . .

So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city—a city that includes his wife and son—before it is too late.

You hold in your hands not a book at all, but a terrifying embodiment of purest evil. Can you feel the electric tingle in your fingers as you are absorbed by the demon Jakabok's tale of his unintentional ascent from the depths of the Inferno? Do you sense the cold dread worming its way into your bloodstream, your sinews, the marrow of your bones as you read more deeply into his earthly education and unspeakable acts? The filth you now grasp has been waiting patiently for you for nearly six hundred years. And now, before you are completely in its thrall, you would do well to follow the foul creature's admonition and destroy this abomination of ink and paper before you turn a single leaf and are lost forever.